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Re: Glucophage -- is there really a generic
From: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 4 Nov 2001 16:22:35 -0600 (CST)
Sorry There is no Generic that I know of. =( makes it really hard when
you don't have insurance!Dona
>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Katie wrote:
>Thanks Dona. My original question was probably convoluted.
>I completely understand the difference between the names. But my
>question is, is the generic (hence cheaper) form of the drug Glucophage
>available for sale in the US? I've seen several websites advertising
>"Metformin" for about 10cents/pill as opposed to Glucophage, which costs
>nearly $1/pill.
>I'm curious if anyone here takes a generic form or knows when it might
>be available for sale in the US. Has anyone purchased the generic from
>any of these websites?
>
>Thanks
>
>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Dona wrote:
>>
>>one is the Brand name (Glucophage).The other is the medication name.make
>>sense?they are the same thing.and your Pharmacy is correct.Metfromin is
>>the drug name ...Glucophage is what Bristol Meyers Squibb has named
>>it.You can look the info up at there website.
>>Dona
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